没有可用的.exe，是否引用了另一个项目的C＃代码？

Question

I have a solution with two projects:

• Project A, a large private project
• Project B, a small public project which needs a subset of the functions from A

I'm just getting started on Project B, but I already have a Project (A) which handles many things that will be needed in the new one. I would obviously like to reuse these functions without copying them.

If I add these as a reference in Visual Studio (2012) everything works code wise for Project B, but the generated assembly directory will also contain a functioning copy of Project A.exe.

I need to include my code from Project A without having a compiled .exe file in my output directory. Either by having it as a .dll file or inlined into the main assembly without having to refactor out the relevant parts of Project A into a new class library project. Is this possible?

Thanks for your time

Answer 1

I think you can try to change the Application Type of your "A Project" from Windows Application to Class Library

After that, compile your "A Project" and you will find the .dll in the output directory (instead the .exe )

Now that you have the .dll you can use it as a reference in your "B Project".

To change the Application Type you can visit this link form MSDN